Q: Is 31,742,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 31,742,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 31,742,501 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 31742501 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 203 271 577 1,897 4,039 7,859 16,733 55,013 117,131 156,367 1,094,569 4,534,643 and 31,742,501, with no remainder.

Since 31,742,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,742,501, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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